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14th Street Railroad Bridge Sunset – Louisville, Kentucky

14th Street Railroad Bridge Sunset - Louisville, Kentucky

The 14th Street Railroad Bridge at Sunset, crossing the Ohio River from Clarksville, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky. The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge, was completed in 1870, by the Louisville Bridge Company. It was originally operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, but is currently owned by the  Louisville and Indiana Railroad. The drawbridge portion on the south side of the river, which allows barges to pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam, was built in 1918, and operates as a vertical-lift span. The  McAlpine Locks and Dam, were built to allow ships to navigate past the Falls of the Ohio, a series of rapids in the Ohio River that pose a serious obstacle to boat traffic in this section of the river.

Ohio River Greenway Sign – Jeffersonville, Indiana

Ohio River Greenway Sign - Jeffersonville, Indiana

A sign for the Ohio River Greenway, seen along the Ohio River waterfront in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Ohio River Greenway is a series of connected river front trails between the communities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany, Indiana that share this stretch of the Ohio River with Louisville, Kentucky on the opposite bank. The Ohio River Greenway connects, bikers and walkers to a series of parks along the way, including the Falls of the Ohio, the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Park, and the Loop Island Wetlands.